New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
RELIGIOUS NEWS AND COMMENT SOME THINGS
SAID AND DONE.
The colony Of New-Engiandcrs who have 1use
founded New England City, Dakota. have begun weik
by providing that religious services be held every
Sunday.
The Prcsbytersans Of the Pacific Coast are talking
of building denomnational college in conjunction
with the present Theological Seminary In California
There Is said to be much need OF such an ihstuion'
Says "The Baptist Weekly. " with sly humor: ~ Tho
talic type used necessarily by one Of our Baptse
contemporaries In simply printing fits own name wears
Of q new font"
Tho recently held General Synod Of the Lutheran
Church considered the declaration In regard to organic
unity made last October by the Episcopal House u
Bishops, and formally declared that at present such
unity is "neIther desirable practicable" Tho
Southern Presbyterian Church, on tho other hand
reioces In the action Of the Episcopal bishops But"
not make its report until the General Convention Of
St tne present General Assembly contents ltsef
WIN TINS expression Of Christian sympathy and post
PONIES further action until tho Assembly VI 1885,"
The Dakota Belp relates the experience Of
young man fresh from an Eastern theological semin'
airy who went out to Murray, in the Ceur dAleno
country to take charge Of church. The largest
gambling hall In town cleared for his accomno-
monte was usually dealt being left for him to stand
behind. large stock register book laid on this.
which was supposed to represent Bible. The whole
town turned out, and the young divine preached
powerful sermon In 1t he strongly Denounced
gambling, horse-racing drinking and profanity. That
afternoon he called by q committee Of leading
citizens, one Of whom said: Z
"Pardner, thar's little matter we'd like to talk
over with ye. / reckon It's all o. X. that you an,
me should speak o. some matters as we are good
deal in the same line O. work-as might say, both O.
Us tryin to better the community"
"Indeed, do see q minister Of the gospel before
meT'
II reckon not, captn, less there's one Of 'em
sneakin' up behind me-which amt probble, as
may say. Wot meant was thet am the chairman
Nv II. the - vigilance Sasa,e;. committee"
.nns mighty possible Sapsn the ssssass possible
Il am very sorry that such Is the case but can't
got ter let up on hOIerin asin ga,nblin, an hoss
ali lowable here an air highly rccommended By tIs
leadn citizens, an the clergy has got fall inter
yo, an faint our style to warn moren once"
But my dear sir what can preach against
there wlckedness nough IN this country thout soin'
n boss ssn am Smpn ''S mnera claims 9S
course rip 'em up the back an. tramp on emt
while. Jes' conhne yersef to these things an the
boys VIII ies' crowd in to hear an cheer ye every
Now that the heroic Bishop Taylor IS making such
splendid record in Africa, the Siethodsts at homo
are seriously discussing the question whether he Is
properly bishop not. 1t is asserted that in tho
Methodist Church ordination does not make man q
bishop but the fact that he becomes superintendent
for Bishop Taylor superintend held that he ca-
not be bishop. Technically perhaps this point IS
well TAKEN but to the secular mind It looks like small
business to deprive man Of an honorable title
technicality, when he has been making full proof u
Methodist Church would show great wisdom oR in
promptly making him the bishop Of the African Church
The late Mark Hopkins was the president Of thc
American Board for thirty years. and always took tho
greatest interest in its welfare Only few days
before his death article Of his appeared in Tho
Independent" advocating the examination Of candi-
dates for the missionary field by councils. In this
he showed his wisdom. The great question Of pro-
baton after DEATH which is before the Congregas
onal churches, only be settled II It is ever set
tied at ALL by council which will represent the mimi
se eeeS S ost pC yery = a.
Is whether these creeds teach or imply the doctrine
observer that the Churches an must IN
some formal way decide this point. This is all tho
| creed Is only a consensus OF human opinion and
SO may be modified from time TO time.
Says correspondent Of Ths Philadelphia Record
"I have been spending days at Nazareth Penn,
where the Morayans cOonzed under the lead Of Count
Znzendorf as far back as 1741 and have been amazed
at the patient zeal and seltdenying hbors Of the
| pioneers Of that day The old Ephrata house (whose
foundations George Whefeld laid built I'm 174l- a. Is
stsorg when first erected. AMI looks IL might
have been built last year, and Count Zuzendcrfs
CASTLE" erected in 175557, is still imposing edi.
flee, and its MASSIVE beams and walls bid fair to last
for centuries. The beautiful, thrifty village of Naza-
reth seems still to be permeaed with the spirit Of ts
founders, and more charming spot for summer rest
could not be found The forest trees stil shaie ts
streets the sisters House yet faces maldeny row
Of popars the pines and beeches keep guard over the
quiet cemetery grounds, in which the dead rcpose
still continue lead the funeral proce and the
only modern innovation seems to be the battalion ol
which the Moravians have conducted with so much
conscientious for than century, and among
whose pupils my own son is enrolled
lit has always seemed to me strange that no
rich man has arisen to endow Nazareth Hal (Which
late and contributed three the Confederate side
the Girls School and Moravan College and Theolog
sent out many thousands of educated and women
women during the century that has passed since they
earned by them and in the matter Of bencfctions the
world has passed them by"
Sunday. october q will be the thirty nth onnvcr-
say Of the foundation of ST. AIMS Church for Deaf
NIutcs in this city. In speaking Of this event. Dr.
Gaaudct the rector says: II the first church In
Chrstendom 20 undertake systematic pastoral WORK
among deaf mutes. With its free seats and frequent
| services on Sundays and week days, and with Its
special sign service for deaf mqtes 4 has minsicred
chased It's present property in West Eghtcenhst near
Fifth ave- Originally Christ Church rectory
na by exchange into the hands Of Baptist congrcga.
ton for one year, for 1000, assuming mortgage az
10000 After various vicissitudes this mortgage has
very thankful to from those who are willing 10 aid
him in making up this amount before the thirty fifth
anniversary